Marking and shading pen



(No Model.)

M. B.-MOORE.

' MARKING AND SHADING PEN. V

Patented Mar. 5, 1895;

WITNESSES: fl/MM NITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

MILTON B. MOORE, OF MORGAN, KENTUCKY.

MARKING AND SHADING PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,257, dated March 5,1895.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MILTON B. Moons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Morgan, in the county of Pendleton and State of Kentucky,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Marking and Shading Pens,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, in which Figure I is a perspective view ofmyimproved marking and shading pen; Fig. II, a longitudinal sectionalview showing the tubular handle forming an ink reservoir and the movableplug for regulating the discharge of ink from the reservoir; Fig. III, amodified form of the tubular handle and the plug adapted to govern thedischarge of ink to the pen; Fig. IV, an enlarged view of the main bodyor ink receptacle showing the adjustable nib partly withdrawn andprovided at its point with graduated notches; Fig. V, a modified form ofconstructing the main body of the pen; Fig. VI, a view of the flexiblenib provided at its point with bristles or similar fibers, and Fig. VII,a duplex form of the main body or ink receptacle. Fig. VIII is a detailview of the plug for regulating the flow of the ink.

My invention pertains to improvements in marking and shading pens and myobject is to provide a simple, durable and highly effective devic'ewhereby that instrument is not only better adapted to the work for whichit has hitherto been employed, but is also made capable of producing agreat variety of novel and beautiful effects, which are limited only bythe skill and taste of the artist or the character of the work which itis designed to illustrate.

The peculiar features and various advantages of the device will beunderstood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Adesignates the ink receptacle or body of the pen, which is made of sheetmetal, hard rubber or other suitable material, bent or cast in scoopform, as shown in the drawings, and provided on the inner sides and nearthe top with grooves 2 to receive the flexible upper nib 3, having anupwardly bent 1ug4= by which it may be readily adjusted or removed whendesired. If the body of the pen be made of thin sheet metal the upperedges may be bent to form the grooves for the upper nib as shown in Fig.V. The handle5 is made of wood or any preferred material and ifdesiredmay be tubular, forming a reservoir for ink which flows to the penthrough a passage 6 which is normally closed by a movable plug 7, theinner portion of which is hollow and has a discharging orifice 8. Itwill be understood that if the plug be partly withdrawn so that theorifice may pass beyond the end of the handle, the ink-is free to passinto the body of the pen. It is also obvious that when the plug isclosed the ink is entirely protected from the air and cannot evaporateor lose its fluidity. Another method of supplying the pen with ink isshown in Fig. III. The upper end of the res ervoir is provided with aclosely fitting ad justable plug 9 having agraduated longitudinalcrevice 10. The flow of ink may be thus regulated as desired byadjusting the plugin such a position as may be required to admit agreater or less quantity of air into the reservoir.

A great variety of shaded characters or letters may be executed byproviding the point of the flexible nib with a series of small scores ornotches which may be arranged in groups. See Fig. IV. The depth ordegree of shade is regulated by the size of the notches and the width ofthe intermediate spaces. By this means an artist can at a single strokeof the pen, form a mark or letter having one or both borders uniformlyor diiferently shaded with intermediate lines of shading, graduated asdesired, presenting altogether new and highly ornamental effects, whichmay be further enhanced by providing the ink receptacle with two or morecompartments as shown in Fig. VII. Inks of different colors may thus beutilized producing wonderful and beautiful results. The compartments ofthe duplex pen may be of uniform width or otherwise if preferred, inorder to admit pens of different sizes. The adjoining points of the pensare so arranged that their marks will unite or be separate according tothe pleasure of the operator. The flexible nib may be made to operate asa brush by providing its point with bristles or other fibrous materialwhich are attached to its upper or lower surface by cement as shown inFig. VI.

When the pen is employed for ordinary,

purposes the receptacle is supplied with a slowly flowing ink, but whenrequired for ornamental work a more fluid ink is necessary and a spongeor other suitable absorbent is introduced to prevent an excessivedischarge from the pen.

It will be obseived that this instrument may be utilized with greatadvantage for many purposes. Memorial cards, diplomas, testimonials,mottoes, &c., may be readily executed in the highest artistic style withthe utmost facility and a vast saving of time.

What I claim as new is,

1. The herein described marking and shading pen comprisingan inkreceptacle A,pro-. vided with one or more compartments, andhavingatapering front extensionforming the lowerpoint or nib of thepen,and the conformable and flexibleupper point or nib adjustablyattached to theink receptacle, as and for the purpose herein specified:

2. In a shading and marking pen the combination with the ink receptacleprovided with a compartment and having a tapering front extensionforming the lower point or nib of; the pen and-the flexible upper pointor nib adj ustably attached to the ink receptacle, of, the tubularhandle forming an ink reservoir andthe adjustable plug having a centralbore and an exit opening whereby the discharge of the ink can beregulated, substantially as described;

ln'testimonythate I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 11th day of June, 1894, in the presenceof witnesses,

MILTON B. MOORE.

Witnesses:

B. B. HENSLEY, E. D. MCMEAQH.

